that's not good. i'm not saying that's good. bad of a crime that you take somebody who is working veryuu/q hard, very hard to get where he is right now. he's done great thingsb)ha 91juu know, city hall. now he has great past for being ayjó5í sheriff. take him away because of that? i mean did he beat his wife? did hiswnufy wife call 911? did they have a big fight? he grab his wife to stop and i'm married. these things happen. would i like; be irresponsible0r)és because -- responsible person because i do that? no. because this is not what he does as a sheriff. he does apam) lot more. he has done so much for san francisco. hard, for every minority, for him anymore. my son, who is going to be a lawyer soon, and he'sf

disappointed. this is about justice. it's about doing the right thing. america. we don't want to see these things inlâsx america. if it was seen in iran i would say okay, these things happen. buób in america sometimes you be so unfair to me is noto&fo] fai. >> presiujqc"chiu: because there are so many folks in the room we have a board rule in the chamber thatíjé prohibits expression of support or opposition to statements. i'd like to ask you to respect to delay the hearing. next speaker. thank you. >> supervisor, my name is,-kpoy swarsman, thank you for listening to my comments today. i want you to read the charter provision very carefully. the language that defines official misconduct as bad conduct that violates laws related to a particular office or to all public offices. a charge of official misconduct

must logically contain a description of a particular conduct or behavior, and a reference to an ethics or conflict of interest law. it is clear that no evidence has been presented that the sheriff's behavior is official misconduct. look at the mayor's charges, amended charges, brief, or whatever document you wish. listen to the endless drama of commission hearings. there are no charges of official misconduct. there is no action paired with citation of relevant law that has been broken. charges of official misconduct are the emperor's new clothes. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> hi. my name's teresa cooper. and i worked on ross' campaign. and it really hurts my heart to see what's going on in my city. i've never supported anyone in this city, never got involved in politics.

but i felt ross was right. and i went with that as a healer. i was one of the best ones at rubberbanding, okay. i've really trusted all of you will make the right decision. i have been tortured. this is about me. in all of this that's gone on. i have protested on muni. i spoke out on muni. i went to the federal+er'f govet recently, when i had been realizing that people at city hall weren't going to be supportingn9m i went to the sheriff's office. i went to the mayor's office. i went to the office of communication. i was the one that said that i was going to sue the city%#á"ç o to the feds. attorney's office, i felt led to go to the feds because i wasn't being heard,.#jç and i was beig dispeculiared as a person --.pz disrespected as a person who

filed a bunch of lawsuits against theq it is unlawful for the mayor reelected. the feds will look into it. the ethics commission,p-ófh i rejoiced. i'm tired of fighting. your comments about medical this is a sanctuary city. and where is the mayor? speaker. >> first of all, thank you for giving mehsñ opportunity, supervisors, to present. and i would like tol[.9ç endorsd stand with our sheriff, "occupyl movement, occupy south no one coming forward because the police is against us, andzzje our freedom of cho, and speech that undery[-áot atty our federal government and our

country is out of control. we need to start at a local level and start supporting our good police department, so they can protect us, our constitutional rights are so important. and this is happening all over the country. our governors, our judges, our prosecutors, our mayors, are all in bed together. they're not protecting our rights. they go to the same resorts and clubs. our system is archaic. this is happening in every part of the country, such as the city that imfrom, south san francisco, and -- mayor, mr. vando with the police department and officer sad aki removed me out of our property illegally destroyed a small community building garden, organic shop, and a florist. we are not going to support this evil government, or your

department. enough. we had -- with this that's happening. we are with you, mr. ross. we're going to support you. occupy south san francisco.com. thank you very much. >> president chiu: thanks. next speaker. >> good evening, everyone. my name is ernestin ernestine w. how can it be official misconduct when the man was not officially conducted into the city services. he was not sworn in, period. so therefore, you cannot stay it's officialut)a misconduct. violence. i was a direct victim of abuse and violence husband. i was holding my infant baby in my arms, and he shoved me. only because i woke him up for dinner.

that's violence. how can you sit here and say a tug of the arm is violence. it's ridiculous. the man didn't beat her up. he didn't physically harm her,)y cutting her up, or have effectively bleeding, or whatever. so, you know, let's be reasonable and use some common sense here. grabbing an arm is not violence. how -- the mayor, willie brown, he was in office, officially at the time when he was an adulterer, a father of an illegitimate child, not a slap on the wrist. gavin newsom, drunk, violent, on drugs, and an adulterer with the chief of staff's wife and not a slap on the wrist. upon so how do you define this as justice. come on. this is not fair. the punishment does not fit the crime. you have to do this properly, and let this man be reinstated. it is ridiculous, the charges,

and all these things that they're saying about him. let's be decent. we're a city of decency and really liberalism. you know, let's see you act on it. let's see you show what you're made of. don't fall victim to all the politics. thank -- >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >.members of the board, sonia -- in 1974 as a young college student i went to live in the home of a woman who revealed to me when she was 14 years old living in south of market with her mother and stepfather she saw him slap her mother twice. in the second incident she saw him stab her mother in the heart and throw her out of the window. two incidents leading to one death. the story inspire la casa

de los madres -- we knew women didn't leave abusive relationships for many reasons including financial dependency and unwillingness to leave children behind. that's why the name the house of mothers. san francisco gave birth to the first shelter in california, specifically for survivors of domestic violence, the second in the country. we believe that women needed a safe home to heal. legislation has passed all over the country, because it is known that this is never just a private family matter. this problem affect us all. i recall at a meeting of a community members, when i was accused of destroying families, my response then and now is, if that is what's necessary to protect the lives of children and women, so be it. there is a child in this case. when a child is involved in violence, the trauma can be remembered from as early as the

crib. home is often whereç41í'(rr&dreo fight or bully others in school or street learn their behavior. our first role models are our parents, then our teachers, and other adults in our life, including elected officials. see this matter as a serious you dismiss it because it happened before or after the i'm here to tell you the incident rises to the level of domestic violencetz] where a cd was a witness. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. i'm sure you're all thoroughly exhausted by now. michael o'rorke from district 4. i won't dwell too long on the fact that i'm saddened disheartened by the appalling shameful undignifiedignified trt

on mr. mirkarimi and the mayor lee's attorney who seems somewhat selective. rather than get to the heart of the matter through understanding, reasoning, inquiring, compassion, the administration has indulged in an undig nigh fied display of fairkt assassination towards mr. mirkarimi and have prosecuted a personal ven at the timea against him with the viciousness of a junkyard dog. if this is the way san francisco treats its public servants it doesn't deserve to have any. the issue before you is that of official misconduct. you've heard argument about the bright line definition. that's what i want from my government is a bright line definition of the rules. i want a clear understanding of the rules. i want them applied with equality. without them, you get capriciousness under the law, you get fuzzy headed thinking and a double standard as pointed out our recent mayor was caring

on with the wife of one of his aides. that would rise to the level of official misconduct according to the outlines of the city attorney. some questions. was the sheriff ever convicted of spousal abuse? no, he was not. in closing i'm going to ask you to be decent, to display good faith, compassion, and understanding. listen to the people who are here. restore mr. mirkarimi to his position, and let's get on with life in san francisco. thank you very much. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> you've heard many people say this evening all the good that they believe ross mirkarimi has done as supervisor of his district. we've heard many times about how the impetus to remove him is a witch hunt or politically motivated. these are both irrelevant and a distractions.

it esessential to remember that ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a domestic violence crime. do to the nature of his crime it is neither possible or appropriate to fulfill his duties as sheriff especially as he's still serving his sentence. as supervisors it is your responsibility to keep the best interests of your residents of your district at the forefront. i would riek to remind you, it has been overwhelmingly shown the majority of san franciscans from each district believe ross mirkarimi should be removed from office. i urge you to stay true to your word to represent the citizens of san francisco and listen to what they are saying. the citiz=!x' of san francisco want safety and accountability from their elected officials. i urge you to show san franciscans that you take the crime of domestic violencef seriously and to show the country that san francisco, a city nationally recognized for its domestic violence response, is true to its wordçwo' as well. i ask you uphold the ethics

commission findings on misconduct and÷ remove ross mirkarimi from office. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next=e+7w speaker. next speaker. >> chair member, and board of supervisors, my name is sheila, and i am a team program case manager with la casa de las madres. i'm not here to question accomplishments of mirkarimi. i personally voted for him. i have also had the privilege of supporting survivors of domestic violence and understand the acts of the perpetrator do not stop with the victim but affect their children, their family and friends and the rest of the community. i have seen howp+q incredibly hd it is for survivors to seek out help from their own communities and domestic violence agencies, much less law enforcement. san francisco has worked hard over the past decades to improve its ability to better support

survivors to ensure that those who have been victims feel they can turn to the police, and -- for help and protection. it's deeply disturbing to me to think that someone who has been a perpetrator of violence be put in charge of the protection of those who have been victim to it especially someone who is supposed to be the face of the office of the sheriff. public officials should be held to a higher standard because people put their trust in them by electing them to their position. ross mirkarimi broke that trust. i urge the board of supervisors to continue the progress san francisco has made combating domestic violence and urge you to uphold the official misconduct findings against ross mirkarimi. thank you for your time. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. my name is katherine burg, associate director at la casa de las madres i have been

domestic violence advocate. i don't envy you but i think your course of action is clear. ross mirkarimi admitted to committing a violent act against his life, he knew he was breaking the law and pled guilty to false imprisonment in a domestic violence case. this is not a politically motivated witch hunt. as has been repeatedly called. hopefully this is the end of a protracted disciplinary process that is going to identify that it's not appropriate for san francisco sheriff or sheriff-elect to commit a domestic violence crime, be on probation and lead one of the agency's -- one of the city's law enforcement agencies. if reinstated, he will represent your tolerance, he will represent san francisco's tolerance of a top law enforcement officer committing a crime, rooted in the abuse of power and control. it's not appropriate. if you fail to agree that mirkarimi -- that his conduct does fall below that standard it

to survivors of violence. thiskm+ju is not about ross miri as a person. this is about ross mirkarimi as our sheriff. and i urge you to sustain the charges of official misconduct. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. >> good evening. wow.wicx rspect, respect. about people with mental illness. proposition 63 isuuñ% the mentl right here in san francisco. people with mental illness have been suffering for a long time. proposition 63 was passed to have funds available for people with mental illness. and san francisco, the money for proposition 63 is not being spent right. that money is being abused and

misused. and no one is paying attention to it at all. it is billions and billions of dollars that is going without use. and this board of supervisors, it is san francisco, you guys should be the first to know about it, to hear about it, to make sure that it is being implanted right. it is not. i am a very condition siewrm and a witness -- consumer and a witness on the forefront of different organizations, the community behavior health, the the mental health association, right here in san francisco. information, get on this case. look at prop 63, all your supervisors. i came up here to give it a fresh air because we're dealing with all this. you guys have a lot in front of you, but proposition 63 is very important. it is for people with serious mental illness that has taken

advantage here in san francisco. we look at so many different things, but the important, the important thing, people with mental illness. the act was passed. proposition 63, mental health service act. get some information about it. read about it. you people in the audience, after we -- >> president chiu: thank you very much. i just want to mention, this is the public hearing related to the official misconduct charges facing our sheriff. we will have general public comment later on in this meeting. next speaker. >> members of the board of supervisors, ray hartz, director of san francisco open government. ross mirkarimi was elected our sheriff. he was sworn as our sheriff. he is our sheriff. that is the sum of the facts. the only thing that stands between him and his ability to carry out the duties of his office is this body.

trust the citizens of san francisco. we elected ross. and if we want him removed, we are not shy. if you put him back in office, we have recourse, and that is to petition for recall, an the citizens of this city have done it before. if they feel it is appropriate, they will do it again. do not substitute your judgment for the will of the people. secondly, i respect all of the opinions here as i've told you many times before. people have relating to domestic violence. but i will ask youey/@v to consr this. if you decide to remove sheriff mirkarimi based on what has happened inñdk this particular case, which of you is safe from similar charges for any who somehow decide that if they can't get to you in some other way, they willuuñ simply use a shove or a push or a harsh word f$>ór'g these same charges agait

you. i predict that if you don't return the sheriffex to his office, this will simply return to the court, and a judge will do÷m!4%pá he failed to do earlir because he couldn't at the time. he will say this waswb0a all illegal, there is a legal process for removing elected official. he willucwñ reinstate the sheri. and the citizens will again have their will. don't substitute your judgment for the citizens of san francisco. we elected him. if we want him removed, we would have done so in the last nine months. and i haven't seen one effort or petition to do so. >> president chiu: at this time, as i stated at 2:00, we are going to take a short break. this was requested by a number of parties. what i would like to do, if i could ask everyone who is in line, if you could look to your left and look to your right, and respect the order of line.

because folks i know have been waiting. i will also mention to individuals who are waiting in our overflow room, apparently the line outside of chambers is quite short so i would suggest for those of who you wish to speak in public comment after we get back to please line up. ma'am, you will be the first person who will speak. colleagues, why don't we recess until 7 pm. thank you. >> (the board of supervisors meeting is in recess until >> president chiu: welcome october 9, 2012. we are in the middle of publicyr comment. and i want to thank everyone for your patience, as well as fors$s maintaining relative order in line. i know we had our first speaker, who i

and i do know there were a couple of seniors and disabled overflow rooms, including at front. we may be able to prioritize, i appreciate your courtesy for that. i would mention to individuals in the overflow room if you wish to speak the line outside has gotten much shorter so feel free to make your way down to the main board chamber. let's hear from our next speak speaker. >> good evening, supervisors. my name is josé morales. i think you know me. and i'm very happy to be here because, for the first time in my life, in over 20 years that i've been coming here, i notice that people are really reacting and they do want to remind you

that we are trying to let you understand that we defend the will of the voters, and we are not going to accept any of the -- from the mayor ed lee. and this is a joke here, as you can -- it on. yeah. where we see how hard we can -- to get the avalos, and then here, ross mirkarimi, of course our great star, and john avalos again. because the continued renters alert for evictions, and that's why we want to let you know that and support us. well, b,é anyway, i know i put e

other!)v but my -- i have a letter of su# the cultural office. and you will,4[úá also would lio read what i said if i don't -- if you don't understanduhu0l me. the following are my most importanto' messages. please respect and protect the will of theo8lv voters. and please respect and protectâ ross, eliana and -- mirkarimi. they have been&1" abused and yu should not let this abusebue continue. >> president chiu: thank you thank you very much. it goes fast.i zif and i need to enforce the two

minute rule so that every member to speak. appreciate your respecting that time limit. thank you. katherine howard. to make. i have worked with ross mirkarimi on city issues. i believe he will be annr/hi excellent sheriff. i encourage you to reinstate him. i am appalled by the witchó2mot in the press. it is a disgrace. anyone in this room that had to stand up to this, it wouldse>éxe very, very difficult so i want you to think about that. thirdly, if you supervisors are really serious about ethics, you

double standard in the way ross' case has been treated. he should be reinstated. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> thank you for taking all of this time, and this is a long hearing, i know for all of you. my name is lindsey -- you will notice it's about 40 or 50-1 at least indr8i5m of for ross' reinstatement. grassroots that votes and organizes. you've seen people from local organizations. and so i really doubt that polling. andb)j!g i've even noticed the chronicle which started the

responsive because of the strange, the few people that haveéi spoken out seem to e sympathetic toi]ã domestic vioe issues. there's some hypocrisy and a(bul tragic disconnect here when they won't respect eliana andtí"÷ her son. think of how she feels. she department knol&hç didn't ky machine politics in american citizens. neighbor started the ball rolling,c! think how tragic its for her and her son and theó7óob hypocrisy, people claiming to care about the family, and then to purse cuteoé?p@ her. and to ignore her, and largely she's been ignored. and then i ha$" who's part ofs